David Oxford
1UP’s Retronauts Explores the Legend of Castlevania’s Lost Belmont
Recently, I expressed my delight at the original Belmont, Simon, seemingly preparing to get his due in the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate for the Nintendo 3DS. But all of the talk of gender in games-- that is to say, the treatment of females in...
Check Out My Interview with Mega Man Writer Ian Flynn at The Mega Man Network
Over at The Mega Man Network, we've just posted a recent interview I conducted with Ian Flynn, a writer of many hats at Archie Comics. His works include Sonic the Hedgehog, companion title Sonic Universe, and the Archie superhero revival known as The New Crusaders,...
Is Bowser Kidnapping Peach Really What We Want?
The similarity between the four New Super Mario Bros. titles is "intentional," says Producer Takashi Tezuka in an interview with GameSpot. "That similarity in the visual style and the control style is all intentional. The things we feel like we've already promised the...
Review: Boom Studios’ Garfield Comic Book, Issues #1 & 2
I have something of a confession to make: I am a fan of Garfield. And to celebrate his 34th birthday today, I'm doing a little something different. It's an odd sort of confession to make, perhaps, but given the fact that many people seem to have taken a dislike to the...
The Legend of Iron Massimo
Iron Massimo - Finished Product by ~LBDNytetrayn on deviantART Who is Iron Massimo? Learn all about him here and here. ...and perhaps "legend" is a bit too strong a word.
Too Much Wii, Not Enough U?
This is only going to get worse before it gets better. Last week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he revealed that one of his guests would be Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime, who would show off the upcoming Wii U! But what is the Wii U? Well, according...
Awkward Spaceship Presents: Super Mario Bros. Bank
I felt like I just had to show this here, because... well, watch and see for yourself!
Miyamoto Names His Favorite Mario Game, and I Couldn’t Be Happier
One surprise to come out of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo is that IGN has seemingly managed to pin down Nintendo EAD General Manager Shigeru Miyamoto and find out just which game from the Mario series is the creator's favorite. And the answer? Well, that...
Nintendo Power Vol. 279 – June 2012
I mentioned the current (as of this writing) issue of Nintendo Power a couple of days ago when I was talking about Simon Belmont's appearance in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, and I figured that perhaps I should mention it again here, if only because I...
The Nintendo Download for 6/14/12
You can check out this week's Nintendo Download titles at the Toronto Video Game Examiner. I even managed to tie it all together with a wedding theme! How? See for yourself! The stand-outs this week are Mega Man X2 (got that to support Mega Man, despite owning three...
New Super Mario Bros. 2: Going for the Gold Again
At Nintendo's E3 2012 press conference, two new Mario games were shown off: New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U and New Super Mario Bros. 2 for Nintendo 3DS. And make no mistake, I'm excited for both; New Super Mario Bros. U looks and is said to be bringing back some...
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron: The Mighty Have Risen
"Metroplex heeds the call of the last Prime. Also: Nachos." A lot of Transformers fans have things they're looking forward to in the sequel of Transformers: War for Cybertron, titled Fall of Cybertron. Some are looking forward to learning more about the story which...
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate: Simon Gets His Due
I played the first Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, though I did not finish it. Partway in, I just began to feel a little "meh" on the whole thing. "Perhaps," I thought, "this reboot is not for me." So it was much to my surprise when word emerged of a new Castlevania for...
Mario Tennis Open Review Now Available
I just wanted to let everyone know that my review of Mario Tennis Open is now available at the Toronto Video Game Examiner. Scoring this one was tough, and in the end, I'm still not sure whether I made the right call or not. Examiner uses a hard 5-point scale-- no...
ConsoleCreature & GameTrailers Look at Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Though I may not have said as much about it here, I've made no secret that Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is one of my favorite games-- period. And in the kart-racing arena, I honestly feel that SEGA and Sumo Digital have managed to craft a product which actually...
From the Other Side: Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference
Here we are, the final console maker conference. Let me start once again with full disclosure: The Wii was my second console after my PS3. I also bought a DS far into its life span, and far after a PSP. There are few games Nintendo itself publishes anymore that...
From the Other Side: Sony’s E3 Press Conference
>Full disclosure: Sony has been my platform of choice since before I quit and after I jumped back into console gaming. With so many properties under their belt that interest me, I can't help being more interested in their franchises than most. Sony being my main...
From the Other Side: Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference
And now, presenting a counterpoint to my own thoughts on E3 2012's press conferences is Lanceheart: Let me start off with full disclosure: I didn't own a 360 until very recently. As a result, my immediate attachment toward many Xbox-exclusive franchises is fairly low....
E3 2012 – My Thoughts on: Nintendo’s Press Conference
And in the end, there was one. And speaking of one, of the big three conferences at E3 2012 this year, Nintendo's is the only one for which GameSpot requires me to enter my birthdate. Go figure. So, full disclosure? Well, I'm not sure I really need to-- just look at...
E3 2012 – My Thoughts on: Sony’s Press Conference
Next up on our three-hour tour (well, more like four and a half or so...) is Sony. Unlike Microsoft, which I watched later, I saw this one firsthand as it happened live on Spike. Or was it G4? Well, somewhere. Delving back into the full-disclosure bit: I do not own a...
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